And with the blast of thy nostrils— This is commonly supposed to refer to the wind mentioned in the 21st verse of the preceding chapter, which was the instrument of gathering the waters together. But, as the heat of the nostrils, all through the Scripture, is used to express wrath, one would rather conceive, that the expression refers to that fiery indignation of the Lord, mentioned in the foregoing verse. See, in particular, Job 4:9. The expletive and, again, in this verse, destroys much of its sublimity. Nothing can be conceived more grand and expressive, than this clause, the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea. Depths,—congealed, or condensed, and heart, are all peculiarly expressive.
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Exodus 15:8
8 And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.